The

Nigerian National Assembly The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-member House of Representatives. The body, modeled ...

delegation from

Plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

comprises three Senators representing Plateau South, Plateau Central, and Plateau North, and eight Representatives representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom, Jos North/Bassa, Jos South/Jos East, Langtang North/Langtang South, Mangu/Bokkos, Mikang/Shendam/Qua'an-Pan, Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam and Wase. Prior to the evolution of the

Fourth Nigerian Republic The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and ...

, there existed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Republics respectively before it. In the

Third Nigerian Republic The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. Founded (1993) The constitution of the Third Republic was drafted in 1989. General Ibrahim Badamasi B ...

, there were the senatorial districts of Plateau North, Plateau East and Plateau West. The House of Representatives constituencies consisted of the individual Local Government Areas of the state qualified at that time as Federal constituencies.

Second Nigerian Republic The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic. Background Contested elections and political turbulence in the Western region en ...

2nd Assembly (1979 - 1983)

Third Nigerian Republic The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. Founded (1993) The constitution of the Third Republic was drafted in 1989. General Ibrahim Badamasi B ...

3rd Assembly (1992 - 1993)

Following the chaos of the botched IBB– Shonekan transition and the eventual seizure of power by

Sani Abacha Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who ruled as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. He seized power on 17 November 1993 in the last successful c ...

the Plateau political map was to undergo the following changes on 1 October 1996: * The creation of

Nassarawa State Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Terri ...

out of Plateau State which will comprise most entities that made up Plateau West Senatorial Constituency. * The creation of the additional Local Government Areas of

Riyom Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Riyom to the north of the Area at . It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has bou ...

from Barkin Ladi,

Jos East Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and Jos south are the rest divid ...

from Jos North and

Mikang Mikang is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Tunkus. It has an area of 739 km and a population of 97,411 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 940. Languages West Chadic la ...

from Pankshin in the new Plateau State.

Fourth Nigerian Republic The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and ...

4th Assembly (1999–2003)

5th Assembly (2003–2007)

6th Assembly (2007–2011)

7th Assembly (2011–2015)

8th Assembly (2015–2019)

9th Assembly (2019–2023)

10th Assembly (2023 – 2027)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plateau State Delegation Plateau State National Assembly (Nigeria) delegations by state *